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Date Investigator Cruise Parameters
2025-04-21 Norman_B_Nelson bats410 wavelength,ag,ag_se,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,a*srfa,abs_nacl_30ppt,abs_nacl_40ppt,abs_blank_ag,abs_blank_ag_sd
2025-04-21 Norman_B_Nelson bats410 wavelength,cdomf_ex250,cdomf_ex255,cdomf_ex260,cdomf_ex265,cdomf_ex270,cdomf_ex275,cdomf_ex280,cdomf_ex285,cdomf_ex290,cdomf_ex295,cdomf_ex300,cdomf_ex305,cdomf_ex310,cdomf_ex315,cdomf_ex320,cdomf_ex325,cdomf_ex330,cdomf_ex335,cdomf_ex340,cdomf_ex345,cdom
2025-04-16 Kelsey_Bisson O220822 HPLC
2025-04-16 Kelsey_Bisson O220822 HPLC IceCore, HPLC IceLead, HPLC UnderIce
2025-04-14 Si-Chee_Tsay SMARTS_TAIWAN  date,hour,minute,second,SZA,total_precipitable_water,total_no2,Oz,Angstrom,total_precipitable_water_unc,total_no2_unc,Oz_unc,Angstrom_unc,AOT*,AOT*_unc,REFIc*,REFRf*,REFRc*,REFIc*_unc,REFRf*_unc,REFRc*_unc
2025-04-09 Antonio_Mannino PACE-PAX_SHEARWATER date,time,lat,lon,Wt,sal,cg*,ag*,cgp*,agp*
2025-04-07 Michael_Ondrusek PACE-PAX_SHEARWATER date,time,depth,tilt,pvel,Ed*,Es*,Lu*
2025-04-01 Nils_Haentjens ARGO_1902578 profile,date,time,lon,lat,quality,kd*
2025-04-01 Nils_Haentjens ARGO_1902601 profile,date,time,lon,lat,quality,kd*
2025-04-01 Nils_Haentjens ARGO_1902637 profile,date,time,lon,lat,quality,kd*
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News

2024-02-13

New metadata _id headers

New metadata headers (cruise_id, platform_id, glider_id) are available to improve dataset interoperability. Usage is optional (but recommended) so add them if relevant. They are mutually exclusive with each other.

2023-04-13

Validation Update: AERONET-OC V3

SeaBASS Validation results have been updated with AERONET-OC V3 data

2021-07-20

New Ordering and Download System

SeaBASS data downloads are now unified and distributed under the same system that manages NASA satellite Ocean Biology data

  • Placing a SeaBASS data order to download data now requires a NASA Earthdata login (you will be prompted to create one if you don't already have one)
  • Downloads will be fulfilled through an order manager

More info including links to illustrated instructions is found under Download and Order SeaBASS data

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